# N8175Z: Piper PA-32-301T, registration cancelled 1993-01-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 29, 1993
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-32-301T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301t) (registry code 7103209)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A3SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A3SO) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 328024014
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 14, 1990
- Last registry action: September 17, 1990
- Mode S code: AB267C
- Owners when cancelled: [Mckenzie Joseph A Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCKENZIE%20JOSEPH%20A%20JR), [Mckenzie Mary E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCKENZIE%20MARY%20E)
- Location: [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 38.8498° N, 104.7170° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80915, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8175Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8175Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8175Z-1993-01-29

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-32-301T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-301t.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DEN92FA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN92FA085), Aug 17, 1992: Piper PA-32-301T (N8175Z), Kit Carson, CO, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT BECOMING SPATIALLY DISORIENTED AND EXCEEDING THE DESIGN STRESS LIMITS OF THE AIRCRAFT. FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO OBTAIN A WEATHER BRIEFING, HIS ATTEMPTED VFR FLIGHT INTO A LEVEL…

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19920816031979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920816031979A), Aug 16, 1992: Piper PA32301T (N8175Z), Kit Carson, CO, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Flew into thunderstorm. Exceeded design limits. Airframe failed. Prior IFR into thunderstorm areas reported.
- [Incident 19840514046359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840514046359I), May 14, 1984: Piper PA32301T (N8175Z), Alamogordo, NM, Minor damage. Missed the taxiway transition after turning off runway and struck a ditch. Taxi boundaries and exits not lighted.
- [Incident 19830128007869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830128007869I), Jan 28, 1983: Piper PA32301T (N8175Z), El Paso, TX. Massive engine failure en route. Landed on highway. Oil cooler line loose. No oil in engine. Rods broke crankcase.

## Other aircraft with N8175Z

- [Cancelled 2015-05-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8175Z-2015-05-05): Schempp-Hirth VENTUS BT, S/N 38. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Buxton Gary W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BUXTON%20GARY%20W), [Eaton, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Eaton)

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